theology

Polyeuctos the Martyr of Meletine in Arminia


Martyr Tryphon of Campsada

Martyr Tryphon of Campsada  St. Tryphon, the 3rd-century young martyr from Phrygian Campsada, is the patron saint of Kotor (modern day Montenegro). The cult of St. Tryphon appeared in Kotor around 809, when Andrea Saracenis, a citizen from Kotor, bought hi...

Martyr Neophytus of Nicea


John the Theologian

John the Cave Dweller

 or Saint John the Hut-Dweller was the son of rich and illustrious parents, and was born in Constantinople in the early fifth century. He received a fine education, and he mastered rhetoric and philosophy by the age of twelve. He also loved t...

Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna


Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer

 The Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, as was also Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (February 23). Saint Ignatius was the second bishop of Antioch, and su...

Hermylos and Stratonikos the Martyrs at Belgrade


Ephrem the Syrian


Athanasios & Cyril, Patriarchs Of Alexandria


Anastasius the Persian

 The Monk Martyr Anastasius the Persian was the son of a Persian sorcerer named Bavi. As a pagan, he had the name Magundates and served in the armies of the Persian emperor Chozroes II, who in 614 ravaged the city of Jerusalem and carried aw...

Orthodox Survival Guide

A world shaped by constant revolutionary forces, ultimately striving to understand the underlying spiritual battle between God and the devil.